The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-11-17

his place firmly. All We're marvelously, des-
perately, exultantiy. triumphantiy calm.
Parsons raised his pale face and haughtily
surveyed the crowd.
Spies was very pale and his face was fur.
rowed with a troubled frown.
Fischer smiled in q cynical and bloodless
way.
Engcl looked weaker than any Of them, and
closing his eyes rocket . trifie unsteadily. He
was spoken to by one of the attendants, and
Instantly opening, his eyes turned his
though he were greeting q friend on the
street Spies and Parsons also smiled and
turned their heads to those behind them.
When Parsons leg, were tied he looked down
and watcned TIE adjustment of the cord with q
smile OF curious interest. Fischer held his
head high in air and actually looked amused.
neck. then to Fischcr's, Engers and Parsons
in turn. The men still maintained their haugh-
~ bearing. The white caps were then drawn
over their heads, Spies having his face covered
first. For some reason Fischer 81, p.d,
and Engel and Parsons were next covered with
the caps.
For an instant. there was a dead silence,
and then o mournful. solemn voice sounded
from behind the first right-hand mask, and cut
the air like . wall of sorrow and OF warning
Spies was speaking from behind his shroud.
air like pellets OF fire. Here is what he said:
1T Is not meet that / should speak here.
Were my silence Is more terrible than my
utterances."
mufled. mysterious cadence from behind the
white pail that hid the face Of Fischer. He only
spoke eight words: This is the happiest mo.
ment or my life
But the next voice that catches up the re.
frain is different one. 1t was firm, but the
melancholy wall was not in It. 1t was harsh,
loud, exultant. Engel was cheering for an
archy. Hurrah for anarchy. Hurrah. were
the last words aud the last cheer OF George
Engei.
But now the weird ard ghastly scene was
brought to 4 climax. Parsons alone remained
to speak, Out from behind his mask his voice
sounded more sad, and there was . more
dreary, reproachful tone in it than even IL
Spies. MAY be allowed to speaky Oh. men
OF Amer ca he cried, .may be allowed the
privilege OF speech even at the last momenti
Harken to the voice Of the people ---"
There was sudden pause. Parsons never
spoke word more. snarp, creaklng noise. .
crash. a sickening. cracking sound, and Spies
Parsons. Fischer and Engel were no NOR.
The drop was about five feet eight inches
TIE stage on which the condemned men stood
about fifteen ees and
OF the structure must have been near
~ thirty-tive feet. The trap extended
midway across the platform, and when tht
rope was cut it receded to the further end of tht
structure, leaving the four bodies suspended
about four feet from the ground. The method
employed for this purpose is somewhat pecul
iar. Connected with the box and platform was
q stout rope. VIII ch. when in state Of tension
sustained the death drop. The signal given
the man in the box placed q keen chisel or
the rope, and, striking with mallet. the tral
fell.
The body OF Spies struggled fearfully ut first
Fischer d q not move for . moment or two. and
men,s ,inr no Which his casvi was a,sarr,ngad
exposing part Of his face, until the b,dy Wal
turned around by the physician who was ex
amining the pulse.
had FALLEN Mhan Parsnn:s hoav Tall !, Il
mainaa s,a,;onarr yo- aa,na mamspts T,ba,
the head nodded back and forth while tn,
yrisaa ana t,a hosnm ha.raa "a mar.
,hat II seemed a. II II would hnrs
thropgs, The en.eiomny shrond WITH anothe
v,oiar, thrn,, - - . whnia hodv tho cortast ~,
tween life ami Heath ended ani ~ I'M. end ~
few seconds more fhnn two m,nnfes rha dncto
declared Parsons 10 be dead.
The faur nhvsicians who examined reSnect
ivelv tn,a hodiss of parsons EngaI and E,schs
| were sattsfi "A that All these three had die.
| from strangniation The doctor Who eyamine,
| Smes seemed fn he in donht ne To whether IN,
| inffer,s nec,s was broken or not The thre,
n.har daa,ars hawarar a.amaa - ,h;nn ~ !.
Snies. nee, was not hr.l.an h,f that he strnu,
canvulsiye mntions were dine To !: sl eht sIir
ping Of the rope to y higher POSITION on til,
| trachae ar windn,ne broken ar rather torn =
When an ,ha hoa;as had haan arraa.ad i,
| ,na no,,,ns ~ ,ha ,h"s,.,.na mada ana,h.r =.
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sha s,,so ana a ,h . .n a s 49, p1"oou y
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,, Ano sana.a ~ .. n,en 49, .a"b - W.
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SPIES, Spies, "no Man.en MS poay smen - ~. Z.
molner. Insir Wishes win oe iespectea, an.
| I9no uaIa - .,.a, % 10 no n.a Gaaa, ana .ha S.yv,
LILY nsf w - anoardana ~ ,h aII a
sois ., - M - ~ i, ~, 80 ~ 80 IL
% uis. 'h.s nias ~ .i's ~ .ul. ~
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usnIy, oy the c,oMu IN tue vclnlIy " Lne !aIl
4 MnIcn soon nlei.eu away. A. VAS essinaateu Y
\ Lieutenanl Steele tnal oniy ABOUT o.un peopI
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! were kept constantly moving AS the crow
wase apoa, " pass '.. ~ ,,s
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t. ~ - n ,a i,, : id aau ; ..,rs
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sa;a snS ~, aons =, ioua o4aso ASn Po0P'
| lug ooues VI Ihc .Auarcnisls Mure .e IcMoso'
na Llon lne Jan 10 TUG ai.eInoo1r, III IneIe was y
uemons,raslon " any sort. lne corpses Ner
| luicty huIraeu on " eMu unueI.akeis snops
Mne,e .nes were LrepaIeu lor rTniosaL Ta 70 VI
Tesidences 2, Ineir iamlies. Inc poales 9
ss alu hnse, VIZ sanIn ou' !. =, ~ 'ho y, ~
Win, Win ms COMPANIONS, ana coroner hertz M
issued an oraer recurring .hat IAhggs Douy 2
gwen to those ~ charge Of Engel'
taken M M from 'I the plain cofins 0os ana place. es
~ nanusone pldch cas"eIs. Ensei lace va
aonpossa, anu h asiae M rom .ns aaIk clrcl
arc. aro.hu ms neck .nere WAS notning 20 sugges
manried face ,us. Was swathed in bloody handase,
puI tne eyes ana nose We're Visible. his lac
Mas very paiiid OWING 70 the great loss
piUou.
| ae uvuies vi Spies. rischel anu 1arson y
n.aia ."Acn IN, S..is I'm IN ans !la apou. pn =
s oeiosh, TOT spies lne neaIse nau oeen PR
slaee, s' ~, there was some .rouD.e 70 gettng ava
,,ua ane eiomu .n.at .aiisa M ONO .ne iasI Nagoi
| uut rapiu urivins ireei the procession from thl
| "ranIaa ~, ! narr;- ~ -. . in,,a - -. ; .1nS =.
! too ,ha ha.rsa ana Irag.na ,naraa snaai,i', !,
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a uui ,, ~ ~. -, unuer.'her s,,, petnl..eu tne !arg
e,u" on .nU oulstue " WV tHs tenlans, ILos
~ NJ. - nss ueins :. lnat liiIIe not pIesentaui,
, en pua'en .naousn 'ne s, snian looh nunureu M W
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Ws Wi Ms ieeiuunsc s.uou ouI lMo olocks ava.
Mlnslns Win lnem We're many m
~ anu lapoTcrs. lew business me
The snrinkiinr Of nersonai fr;enhs of Fn.;;
was Very large. as wns ev,neaa hv their =
marks rla fes,nss .vhim,na ha:y, ~ y,aau s..et ,ha'
nf cmr'osfw We're ~ n,tu ana ssmno,h, -at,,. an